Fans at Thursday's non-league battle between the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights (Arthur, IL) and the visiting Argenta-Oreana Bombers (Argenta, IL), saw Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's soccer squad hold off Argenta-Oreana by a count of 4-3.

The Knights (2-9) will now prepare for their battle against St. Teresa (Decatur, IL). The Bulldogs enter the non-league battle with a 6-12 record. In their last battle, St. Teresa was edged by Urbana University (Urbana, IL), 13-4, in a non-league battle.

Next up, the Bombers confront the Athens/Greenview/PORTA/Illini Central Warriors (Athens, IL) in a non-league battle, on Monday, October 7. Argenta-Oreana will attempt to upgrade on its 1-12 season record. The Warriors enter the battle with a 8-11 record after their 3-0 league loss to Warrensburg-Latham/Maroa-Forsyth (Warrensburg, IL).